Palestinians in the West Bank on Friday rallied to mark 53 years of Israeli occupation and protest against the Jewish state's plans to annex part of the territory. In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, dozens of demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans against Israeli...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled Friday a weekend curfew introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus, pointing to concerns over the economy. Turkey has been locked down on weekends and public holidays since April, and the interior ministry said in the early hours of Friday...

US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria announced Friday a fresh campaign to hunt down remnants of Daesh (ISIS) near the Iraqi border following a recent uptick in attacks. The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led paramilitary alliance that has spearheaded the ground fight against Daesh in...

Libya's UN-recognised government announced Friday another victory in its counter-offensive against eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar, overrunning his last western stronghold Tarhuna, launchpad of an abortive 14-month assault on the capital. The recapture of the strategic town southeast...